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EP 0231928 A3 19910102 - PROGRAM CONTROL CIRCUIT

Title (en)

PROGRAM CONTROL CIRCUIT

Publication

EP 0231928 A3 19910102 (EN)

Application

EP 87101405 A 19870203

Priority

JP 2226786 A 19860203

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0231928A2] A program control circuit comprises a register for holding the repetition number of a program operation to be repeated, a counter receiving the content of the register and adapted to decrement in response with each execution of the program operation to be repeated, a memory for storing a sequence of instructions, and a controller for transferring an instruction read from the memory means without modificaton in a normal condition and for modifying the instruction read from the memory into a no-operation instruction when the content of the counter becomes a predetermined content

IPC 1-7

G06F 9/32

IPC 8 full level

G06F 9/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 9/325 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] US 4097920 A 19780627 - OZGA STANLEY EDWARD
  • [X] IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 25, no. 9, February 1983, pages 4569-4571, New York, US; J. GONZALEZ et al.: "Branch mechanism for program loops"
  • [X] PATENT ABSTEACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 7, no. 212 (P-224)[1357], 20th September 1983; & JP-A-58 107 960 (NIPPON DENKI K.K.) 27-06-1983
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 7, no. 228 (P-228)[1373], 8th October 1983; & JP-A-58 117 050 (FUJITSU K.K.) 12-07-1983

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0231928 A2 19870812; EP 0231928 A3 19910102; EP 0231928 B1 19950517; DE 3751297 D1 19950622; DE 3751297 T2 19951019; JP S62180427 A 19870807; US 5056004 A 19911008; US 5511207 A 19960423

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87101405 A 19870203; DE 3751297 T 19870203; JP 2226786 A 19860203; US 25808288 A 19881014; US 69406591 A 19910501